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Coronavirus no match for Future Fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
Future Fund chief investment officer Raphael Arndt is confident Australia's sovereign wealth fund can handle the impacts of the coronavirus outbreak, thanks to its diversification. Appearing before the Senate Finance and Public Administration Legislation ...

Chief economist update: The C word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
It was just a matter of time. With almost every person on this planet talking about the "C" word - coronavirus or COVID-19, that is - under their face masks, it's hardly surprising that fiscal and monetary authorities are now fashioning their own ...

Cbus overhauls insurance offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2020
... First - and an increase in disability claim volumes requires an overall increase in the rates charged by its group insurer, TAL. Currently, those in the default manual occupation pay $2.68 per week for death and TPD cover, as do those deemed non-manual ...

TAL loses super fund mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2020
TAL has lost a group insurance mandate following a comprehensive review by the super fund's trustee. Members of Freedom of Choice, an offering under the AMG Super umbrella, have been notified that TAL will no longer provide their group insurance ...

RBA expected to cut again; maybe even tomorrow

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2020
Finder's RBA Cash Rate Survey found 90% of economists believe there will be a rate cut in 2020, with 15% expecting the cut to come tomorrow. Graham Cooke, insights manager at Finder, said 20 economists specifically called out the threat of the coronavirus. ...

How to ensure clients will pay higher fees

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020
As the cost of financial advice continues to rise, financial advisers are going to have to make some hard calls when it comes to who they can feasibly continue servicing. Association of Financial Advisers' general manager of policy and professionalism ...

ASIC turns up the heat on enforcement

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2020
... responding to referrals and case studies from the Royal Commission, such as the recent civil penalty litigation it took against TAL, for allegedly breaching the ASIC Act, Corporations Act and Insurance Contracts Acts in avoiding an income protection ...

TAL executive jumps to MLC Life

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
MLC Life Insurance has announced a new addition to its leadership team, hiring from TAL. Kent Griffin has been appointed as the insurer's chief financial officer having held the same position at TAL since 2012. MLC Life said Kent will lead both the ...

GAM profits fall 92%, management team overhauled

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
GAM has reported an underlying full-year profit before taxes of just $16 million, announcing an overhaul of its group management team after what was a tumultuous year for the beleaguered Swiss manager. Announcing its full-year 2019 results overnight ...

Zurich appoints distribution team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2020
Zurich Life and Investments has announced the details of its new distribution team following the integration of OnePath Life. Nathan Taggart holds the role of head of sales, while Phil Gould is now head of distribution analytics and governance. Other ...